| GStarRocket |
FAAACKKKKKKK YOU SNOW!!!!
I feel like such a tool and I need to vent.
Me and my Dad both work in Nisku, I just car pool with my dad to work. So were recently in progress of moving from a house we are renting to a new house, so we have that house till the end of the month, so I just have my car parked in the old garage.
It's my buddies bday tonight, so I'm borrowing my dad's car to head out. Fucking first turn, I take too fucking fast and slide right into the damn sidewalk. Pull over and check out the car. Thank God no body damage. Drive around the neighbourhood and car is shaking at 20km/h and auto drifting in the snow. I pull over again to check it out and the rear wheel is just toed out like a mofo. FUUUCKKKKKKKKKK
The car is pretty much undrivable in this weather, so I go back home and tell my dad. Come out and checks it out, drives her around the block, and is like "Yep, shes fucked".
Hopefully it's just like $100 to fix. Damnit I feel like an idiot. GRAW RGAWGRGAGWRASDh
Drive safe out there! |
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| Silence* |
| Lol, just goes to show that when the snow flies after a few nice days, everyone's driving goes to shit. :lol: |
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| 2ndgenlude |
| reminds me of earlier. took the parents suv out to the store due to it being heavy and awd with nokian all seasons. took the first corner out of my neighbourhood, and nearly mashed into the curb. got traction at the last second. intersections are brutal right now too. especially the turning lanes. shitty deal though. hopefully its a easy fix. |
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| jordanturbo |
I just put new bfgoodrich g-forge kdw's on the sti and it handles like shit in this weather
so unimpressed, I think I will be drinving the G35x around tomorrow lol, atleast that is rockin it with all seasons |
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| GStarRocket |
| yah, I'm lucky my car is garaged. I probably would have been too lazy to swap back to all seasons and end up with a misaligned car + bent rim + tears |
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| Ayeso |
quote:
Originally posted by 2ndgenlude
reminds me of earlier. took the parents suv out to the store due to it being heavy and awd with nokian all seasons. took the first corner out of my neighbourhood, and nearly mashed into the curb. got traction at the last second. intersections are brutal right now too. especially the turning lanes. shitty deal though. hopefully its a easy fix.
yeah.. my truck handles like a sack of dicks... i turn, thing just plows straight.. fgt truck.. and its not like it has shit tires either.. it has nokian hakkapeliitta :( |
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| quick_gold |
| Glad to know i am not the only one... other than the slide in the morning, i slid again this evening going to a friend's house on a residential road turning left. This time i was very careful couldn't have been going more than 20, the car under steered miserably and i ended up hopping on the curb. Good thing on the drive home there didn't seem to be anything wrong. Might have messed the alignment a bit, will find out on a drier day i think. |
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| deathwarden5 |
| Crappy all-seasons from dealership were put back on the Mazda3 last week. Un-freakin-believable. Complete crap. Turning intot he alley way, not even fast. Missed it, went un onto the side-walk, a foot away from a pwer box. Almost gotta come to a dead stop going around a turn that hasn't been melted/worm down. I wont even try the teg out in this. |
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| JoshP2002 |
My friend driving a monte carlo almost lost it taking a left and sliding into the curb..
Showed me to not take my car out today. Wont be taking it out till the snow is gone.. |
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| 92rolla |
| I tried driving around the residential area. Was going sideways up the hill doing about 5km/h. It was fun, until I got to the top and realized that I couldn't stop going down the other side. :( |
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| Driven |
| What a bunch of bullshit... hate this country. |
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| quick_gold |
quote:
Originally posted by deathwarden5
Crappy all-seasons from dealership were put back on the Mazda3 last week. Un-freakin-believable. Complete crap. Turning intot he alley way, not even fast. Missed it, went un onto the side-walk, a foot away from a pwer box. Almost gotta come to a dead stop going around a turn that hasn't been melted/worm down. I wont even try the teg out in this.
Hahaha.. same thing here... well the Mazda3 shitty all seasons... damn.. those tires are the worst shit ever.. You got the Toyos right?
Edit: they are great in the dry.. nice an grippy but fuck put some snow and they are useless. Also when its wet and u r carrying some speed they are as useless as slicks. |
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| 30psi_on4banger |
At about 3am last night someone lost it on the white mud pretty bad in an SUV, Going eastbound right at that huge turn under terwillieger drive I think it is.
damn slippery out there. |
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| Psi |
Lucky for me I can't get into an accident with my car.
I can't even get out of my culdiesack.
BFG KDW 2's DO NOT preform well in snow. |
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| someguyincanada |
| fiance was out with the aveo and slid into the curb, rim scratched to hell and alignments shit, anyone know where i can get a new rim, other then the stealership? its 15'' aluminum, from what i remember |
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| ippy |
| So...I like looked out my window today and I was like OMFG. |
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| AuZZZie |
FUCK ALBERTA.
This year is my braking point. Cya guys. Movin home. Can't live the rest of of my life in such a frozen over fuckin hell hole.
Gonna take till end of May for this shit to be gone. All the more time the roads aren't getting cleaned.
So we've got June July Aug IF your lucky. Yea no thanks.
Fuck you Alberta. I'm outta here. |
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| -knucklehead- |
quote:
Originally posted by AuZZZie
FUCK ALBERTA.
This year is my braking point. Cya guys. Movin home. Can't live the rest of of my life in such a frozen over fuckin hell hole.
Gonna take till end of May for this shit to be gone. All the more time the roads aren't getting cleaned.
So we've got June July Aug IF your lucky. Yea no thanks.
Fuck you Alberta. I'm outta here.
same beans.
soon as our lease is up, im moving back home to Ny, or someplace warmer lol .
still winter there, but not like this shit. fuck . |
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| Ruiner |
quote:
Originally posted by Silence*
Lol, just goes to show that when the snow flies after a few nice days, everyone's driving goes to shit. :lol:
Ain't that the truth... at least it isn't your car- so you're not crying about damage to your own vehicle.
I wish there was a law to keep retarded drivers off the road. |
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| mcmanus7 |
I'm not trying to be a :asshole: but come on... it's freaken edmonton... everyone should expect one last big dump... I'm glad i'm still rocking my 4 winters.... weather warnings say that localized areas in and around edmonton could see between 30-50cm's
Also it's not like it's rare to have snow in april here.... |
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| -knucklehead- |
quote:
Originally posted by mcmanus7
I'm not trying to be a :asshole: but come on... it's freaken edmonton... everyone should expect one last big dump... I'm glad i'm still rocking my 4 winters.... weather warnings say that localized areas in and around edmonton could see between 30-50cm's
Also it's not like it's rare to have snow in april here....
fine for u, i just sold my truck, and im thinkin a sunfire would be a little better than an mr2 or 350z i the snow.
regardless, fuck this , home, here i come . |
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| Blackout-spec |
woho! i got my mazda 3 rental and my car is still in the garage waiting to be fixed on the 24th. the tires on this rental are total garbage. im just happy i dont have to worry about my car being hit again, this time someone can fuck up the rental.
i have never driven with all seasons because ive always had strict summer/winter tires. what a difference! my winters tires never had a problem with any amount of snow, but these all seasons find it hard to grip with 1 cm of snow. i still cant believe ppl use all seasons in the winter. |
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| devin_mm |
Yeah I'm not looking forward to getting into Edmonton, though I don't get in until Thursday so I may be good by then. I just put on a set of Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's last Friday so that should be interesting, T/C and AWD don't fail me now.
But fuck this I'm moving to BC. |
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| Beagles |
Fucking snow..... I just finished changing to my new rims/ all seasons on friday. NEXT DAMN DAY SNOW!...
I pretty much well have to sneak around corners now otherwise i slide close to hitting side walks n crapola. Im use to awesome traction with winter tires/steelies :( |
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| ehos |
quote:
Originally posted by AuZZZie
FUCK ALBERTA.
This year is my braking point. Cya guys. Movin home. Can't live the rest of of my life in such a frozen over fuckin hell hole.
Gonna take till end of May for this shit to be gone. All the more time the roads aren't getting cleaned.
So we've got June July Aug IF your lucky. Yea no thanks.
Fuck you Alberta. I'm outta here.
YOU LUCKY SON OF A BITCH! RUN BOY RUN! Don't turn around and look back.
I wish I could get out of this hell hole, but at least I'm not living in Edmonton.
April showers bring May Flowers. Except in Alberta. May showers, June flowers (plus more rain). It's nice in August and that's it. |
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| rexxrally |
Sitting at a red light yesterday, I watched in my rear view mirror as a guy did a complete 360 behind me. I had one foot on the brake and the other hovering over the gas pedal in case I had to boot it out of the way.
Then, later on, sitting at a red light in the left turn lane, I had a guy smoke me from behind. He is from Africa, been in Canada for a month, it's the first time he's ever seen snow. I felt really bad for him, because he's a new driver, now his insurance rates are going to go up. His little Corolla got the front end smoked pretty good (punched in the whole plastic bumper), my big SUV has a scratch on the rear bumper.
Then, later on, coming up to a green light, I see a guy coming from the left, going to make a right turn at his red light. But I can tell he's coming waaay too fast to make the right. So I slam on the brakes, and he slides straight ahead through the intersection (wheels locked, turned fully right), right across in front of me. He's white as a ghost with great big saucer eyes as he looks out his passenger window at the big front end of my SUV. I just laughed at him. But, if I hadn't stopped, he would've T-Boned me big time, or I would've T-Boned him.
The problem is, everybody's switched back to their summer tires already, so nobody has any grip. |
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| AudiInProgress |
| Pathetic. I've been out driving around with no problems. On shitty $10 candian tire/s. I don't undestand what people are thinking sometimes. It's snowing, so don't accelerate fast, don't brake abruptly, and don't take turns sharp... What's so hard about that? |
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| project.D. |
Well let's just hope this'll be the last dump of snow before spring really comes. If not, then it's damn depressing. Coming home from work at around 11 last night with 50% tread front all-seasons and around 70% rears wasn't too pretty as anyone can imagine. Just have to refrain from abrubt movements and keep it nice and steady at all times. Just gotta keep smart people.
Nonetheless, hit up the south Edmonton research park and had quite some fun in the deep snow.:thumbup: But still, Jesus, it was so fucking nice last weekend...:( |
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| AuZZZie |
quote:
Originally posted by project.D.
Well let's just hope this'll be the last dump of snow before spring really comes. If not, then it's damn depressing.
That's exactly what this city is.. Fuckin depressing. I pitty anyone who has to live here their hole life.
It's a fucking miserable place to live. |
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| silviadrftr |
quote:
Originally posted by AuZZZie
That's exactly what this city is.. Fuckin depressing. I pitty anyone who has to live here their hole life.
It's a fucking miserable place to live.
agreed, why did you move here in the first place?
I want to be in bc in the next 5 yrs.... |
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| Ruiner |
| pfft. had to drive my sis-in-laws sx2.0.. easy to get around if you dont drive like a fucking albertan. |
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| AuZZZie |
Noone here gives a fuck about getting around. You guys make it seem like "roads are fine.. who cares"..
We just had 5 months of winter. Enough. I want some sun.
And for everyone saying this is "normal". Check Environment Canada.
From 1971 to 2001 the average snow accumulation on the ground in april is 2cm. Yea real fuckin normal. |
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| EK9Hatch |
Shitty deal that it happened. But, it just goes to show you how many people do not drive for the conditions. Its common sense to slow the fuck down if the road is covered with slippery snow and ice.
Maybe you will learn from this lesson.
Jamie |
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| AuZZZie |
quote:
Originally posted by EK9Hatch
Shitty deal that it happened. But, it just goes to show you how many people do not drive for the conditions. Its common sense to slow the fuck down if the road is covered with slippery snow and ice.
Maybe you will learn from this lesson.
Jamie
I learnt my lesson for the last time. The city is fuckin hole and I'm leavin.
I guess this year was a blessing. Finally motivated me to get the fuck out of here. |
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| Ruiner |
quote:
Originally posted by AuZZZie
Noone here gives a fuck about getting around. You guys make it seem like "roads are fine.. who cares"..
We just had 5 months of winter. Enough. I want some sun.
And for everyone saying this is "normal". Check Environment Canada.
From 1971 to 2001 the average snow accumulation on the ground in april is 2cm. Yea real fuckin normal.
5ft dump in 24 hours is unusual though.. funny thing I was in a work camp at the time, we were literally isolated.
At least some people wait until summer to change their tires, not half way through april.
If you dont like snow move to the lower US states.. it may be shitty, but its just one thing more to prevent americans from visiting. |
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| EK9Hatch |
Lol I always crack up each year when guys post on this site about changing to their summer wheels. It will be like the first week of March or some shit and we'll have a good week of weather....guys think summer is here and think about putting the wheels on. :lol:
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| AuZZZie |
Think you guys are missing my point entirely. Yes it sucks i can't bring my car out. Yes the roads suck.
But the point is WE'VE HAD ENOUGH SNOW. It's depressing after 5 months of gloomy dark snow weather for it to just keep going.
Fuck the roads. Fuck your summer tire arguements.
We can't go BBQ. We can't go camping. We can't go to the beach (if you can call them that). You can't do SHIT. |
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| EK9Hatch |
quote:
Originally posted by AuZZZie
Think you guys are missing my point entirely. Yes it sucks i can't bring my car out. Yes the roads suck.
But the point is WE'VE HAD ENOUGH SNOW. It's depressing after 5 months of gloomy dark snow weather for it to just keep going.
Fuck the roads. Fuck your summer tire arguements.
We can't go BBQ. We can't go camping. We can't go to the beach (if you can call them that). You can't do SHIT.
You can......
Be Cold. :dunno:
Jamie |
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| Ruiner |
quote:
Originally posted by AuZZZie
We can't go BBQ. We can't go camping. We can't go to the beach (if you can call them that). You can't do SHIT.
I work 6 days a week this summer for the Entire summer this year.. I could care less if people can't get in a camping trip... actually let me rephrase that.. I hope it rains EVERY single weekend from May to November when the snow starts to fly again.
You can BBQ in winter. its just a tad more difficult, but has been done. |
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| Cobra_R |
| Its weather like this that I don't see the point of owning a nice car in edmonton. I love em but no way no how. I mean yeah we usually get one last big dump and I thought that was 2 weeks ago. for me give me a truck with a couple inches of clearance and 4x4. sadly my truck is a reg cab long box 2wd with a very torquey little 302 so at intersections I spin my tires unless I am in 2wd and thats with 300 pounds of sand over the rear axle I took my sandbags out the other day. not to mention the slightest amount of extra throttle coming out of a corner and your going sideways. |
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| EK9Hatch |
You can still make bagels in this weather....thats a plus.
Jamie |
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| devin_mm |
quote:
Originally posted by EK9Hatch
Lol I always crack up each year when guys post on this site about changing to their summer wheels. It will be like the first week of March or some shit and we'll have a good week of weather....guys think summer is here and think about putting the wheels on. :lol:
Jamie
Shit it's still March I'll have to fix my calendar.... oh wait it's actually the end of April and the weather doesn't look like it's getting too much warmer until May. |
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| project.D. |
quote:
Originally posted by AuZZZie
Think you guys are missing my point entirely. Yes it sucks i can't bring my car out. Yes the roads suck.
But the point is WE'VE HAD ENOUGH SNOW. It's depressing after 5 months of gloomy dark snow weather for it to just keep going.
Fuck the roads. Fuck your summer tire arguements.
We can't go BBQ. We can't go camping. We can't go to the beach (if you can call them that). You can't do SHIT.
The man speaks the truth. Winter's only good for sleeping in, otherwise it's a complete waste of time. Think about the warm sun, shorts and t-shirts, opened windows, working on your car outside, going out with buddies camping or to the lake, going to car meets etc...As for the winter? All I can think of is being cold and skiing/snowboarding + hockey and then a bunch of indoor crap.
Winter's just a time where everyday routine rules all, get to work/school when it's dark, come home when it's dark, sleep and the cycle repeats. Once spring starts though, I feel totally alive.
Here's to hoping we'll be back to how it was last week.:thumbup: |
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| Thegnome |
I can't see my car... I thought it was missing when I first glanced out the window. Oh no, its the igloo looking thing in the parking lot.
Screw snow. |
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| Drave |
| I can't go anywhere today because it's got a 2 foot pile of snow on either side of it. Sigh... |
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| Ruiner |
ok, until it gets this bad, quit crying... it aint gonna stop the snow any sooner.
can you see the quads?
can you see the truck? |
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| GOT BOOST |
Meh....
I never take my winter tires off untill end of May. April and May are too unpredictable. As crappy as they are, I had no issues getting around today. My only issue were the ones driving super slow blocking a lot of lanes, as if this was the very first snow fall they have ever seen.
No point complaining about the snow. Nothing I can do about it so I deal with it. |
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| EK9Hatch |
quote:
Originally posted by Ruiner
ok, until it gets this bad, quit crying... it aint gonna stop the snow any sooner.
can you see the quads?
can you see the truck?
Haha Owned by Mother Nature :p
When was this?
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| rp_guy |
quote:
Originally posted by GOT BOOST
Meh....
I never take my winter tires off untill end of May. April and May are too unpredictable. As crappy as they are, I had no issues getting around today. My only issue were the ones driving super slow blocking a lot of lanes, as if this was the very first snow fall they have ever seen.
No point complaining about the snow. Nothing I can do about it so I deal with it.
it's not the fact that i have never seen snow, it's that i got my UHP allseasons on, that do have better traction than summers but not as good as my winters. i can't accelerate past 1500rpm w/ 10% throttle without spinning the tires (whereas my winters would be able to hit 30-40 in 1st). so just being extra careful, that's all.:dunno: |
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| Ruiner |
quote:
Originally posted by EK9Hatch
Haha Owned by Mother Nature :p
When was this?
Jamie
October 25th, 2007 |
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| rexxrally |
quote:
Originally posted by Ruiner
If you dont like snow move to the lower US states.. it may be shitty, but its just one thing more to prevent americans from visiting.
Ha ha! I love that one. Yes, that and the fact that we take their guns away from them when they cross the border.
It's all good whatever we can do to keep the Americans out....... |
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| Ravendarat |
| I lived in Saskatchewan for the better part of my life so these "bad" alberta winters are a joke IMO. I have been here for 3 years, the first winter I never unpacked a winter coat. The second year I had to use one for about 2 weeks at the most and this year was about the same. Its just not that bad out there, however with that said the roads are slick right now so I hope everybody uses a little due dilligence when driving today |
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| AuZZZie |
quote:
Originally posted by GOT BOOST
No point complaining about the snow. Nothing I can do about it so I deal with it.
Complaing bout Edmonton bad drivers does nothing either. Or half of the shit you and others on these boards complain about.
What's your point? Let people vent. |
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| Thegnome |
quote:
Originally posted by AuZZZie
Complaing bout Edmonton bad drivers does nothing either. Or half of the shit you and others on these boards complain about.
What's your point? Let people vent.
damn right. |
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| euro_ftw |
| i wish if i could go back to dubai from +40 to 45 in summer and +25 in winter to fuckin -45in winter and +10 in summer , are u f u c k i n kidding me???????:mad: |
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| EK9Hatch |
+40 - +45 is to hot.
Jamie |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
| Sheesh you guys.. there's lots to do in the winter, like snowmobiling, winter camping, etc, etc it's all good. |
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| euro_ftw |
quote:
Originally posted by EK9Hatch
+40 - +45 is to hot.
Jamie
better than -24 in april:thumbup:
**edit**
also u dont feal the heat AC's everywhere, cars, houses, shops, washrooms , etccc :lol: |
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| EK9Hatch |
quote:
Originally posted by euro_ftw
better than -24 in april:thumbup:
**edit**
also u dont feal the heat AC's everywhere, cars, houses, shops, washrooms , etccc :lol:
True.
But I guess it works both ways. Unless you are a drunken bum with no home, houses in Alberta have heat. When it gets cold...turn the heat on.
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| wireless |
winter camping
lawl.
:thumbup: to that |
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| euro_ftw |
quote:
Originally posted by EK9Hatch
True.
But I guess it works both ways. Unless you are a drunken bum with no home, houses in Alberta have heat. When it gets cold...turn the heat on.
Jamie
yah, i like edmoton, :bowdown: for chicks here they are so hot i am actually kindda mad because i wanna see more skirts and topless chicks.:lol: |
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| evoI |
all you guys that complain about how long the drives took, can try driving to salmon arms with 7 guys in a chevy venture. A 8 hour drive took us 20 hours. Got NO sleep, and had to play 4 hockey games that day. Last night, got 2 hours of sleep, and had to do that 8 hour drive.
25 hours in salmon arms, 28+ hours driving there. complete bullshit, and traffic control guys are retarded.
Also didn't help that the truck carrying everyone's gear blew the alternator belt, and we had to do a on the side of the road in a blizzard R&R to the belt and alternator. |
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| Geofux |
| I might end up not driving tomorrow ... it was alright in some areas, but to be safe I'll just take the bus. |
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| EK9Hatch |
quote:
Originally posted by evoI
all you guys that complain about how long the drives took, can try driving to salmon arms with 7 guys in a chevy venture. A 8 hour drive took us 20 hours. Got NO sleep, and had to play 4 hockey games that day. Last night, got 2 hours of sleep, and had to do that 8 hour drive.
25 hours in salmon arms, 28+ hours driving there. complete bullshit, and traffic control guys are retarded.
Also didn't help that the truck carrying everyone's gear blew the alternator belt, and we had to do a on the side of the road in a blizzard R&R to the belt and alternator.
Lolzzz
Owned. :thumbup:
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| oldraven |
| In other news, the shoots are coming up in the garden, the grass is already green and will be a carpet by weeks end, and we even had a few flowers out this weekend. :thumbup: |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
Weee we've got 8"+ here... I am sooo pulling out the snowmobile tonight...
I'm starting to like the awd, I found if I turn traction control off I have better control of the truck. Steering while laying on the thottle is a little hard to do, so I'll probably set it up with studded snow tires for winter next year.. |
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| 2ndgenlude |
mother nature can officially fuck off.
no where to park at work. lot isn't plowed, i barely made it into our buildings complex, and i plowed the whole area in front of my office. this is bullshit for late april. |
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| Prudz_lude |
| :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: good stuff tyler |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
| Some people just got into work.. they're saying they have knee high snow in their yards/driveways |
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| POX |
| i love being able to walk to work |
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| cupcake |
After having to drive on my summers this Saturday, I will never complain about my winters again.
The sheets/blocks of snow on our building roof is falling again. I wonder if it'll break the windows below us like it did last time. |
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| Graphicdude |
quote:
Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
Some people just got into work.. they're saying they have knee high snow in their yards/driveways
Took my Dog for a walk this morning, knee high drifts, she loved it for some stupid reason. I hated it but she needed some exercise after being in the house all day yesterday. |
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| project.D. |
Probably not taking the 86 out tomorrow or until it stops snowing...50% front all-seasons aren't doing their job too well on intersections.:D
:( :mad: |
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| euro_ftw |
| OMG. 2 days in arow.:( :mad: |
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| 2ndgenlude |
| snow won't be gone till the weekend. im just going to drive my truck to work for the rest of the week, and limp my way home tonight in the civic. at least my truck still has studded nokian hakkas on it. |
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| euro_ftw |
| FUCK:mad: , and no one is cleaning the roads:mad: |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
quote:
Originally posted by 2ndgenlude
mother nature can officially fuck off.
no where to park at work. lot isn't plowed, i barely made it into our buildings complex, and i plowed the whole area in front of my office. this is bullshit for late april.
heh you think that's bad? I just wend home for lunch... every where I went, except the two main roads in town I was plowing with my front bumper, up to my fog lights, my engine bay is full of snow.. and I'm drivng a durango not a low to the ground honda :P WEEEEE AWD donuts in the snow banks, and I mean in the snow banks |
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| GOT BOOST |
| Heading out to sherwood park in about 30 min. I am looking forward to the drive! :D :humbup: |
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| euro777 |
bring a video camera, you are the best for catching road carnage!!!
good luck! |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by euro777
bring a video camera, you are the best for catching road carnage!!!
good luck!
:lol:
I will do what I can. I only have my cell! :D |
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| AudiInProgress |
| I'm on my way to Nisku... Wish me luck! |
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| BRITAIN1.8 |
| took the g35Cc for a drive today to get a new bike stand.. even with some winter nokian it still got stuck twice. had to back up and try again haha. Princess auto parking lot FTL. same thi Jb's west end.. it braked really well though hahaha. |
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| arabian_ryda |
| watching people get stuck on jasper ave is soooo entertaining. and for the record 75% oif them are stupid cab drivers. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
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Originally posted by arabian_ryda
watching people get stuck on jasper ave is soooo entertaining. and for the record 75% oif them are stupid cab drivers.
That's funny considering I'm trying to get stuck to see if I can find out what it would take to get me stuck.. I'm running pretty wide tires too 265s |
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| RangerMan |
well that looks fun..glad i don't need highway usage anymore lol |
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| Karan |
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Originally posted by AudiInProgress
I'm on my way to Nisku... Wish me luck!
Where in Nisku? On my way into work here this morning, highway 2 was pretty slick especially in the slow lane. Saw about 6 cars in the ditch. Should be a lot better now though. :thumbup: |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
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Originally posted by RangerMan
well that looks fun..glad i don't need highway usage anymore lol
heh I'd take the back hiways.. you know head out 50st, get to Leduc that way... or go the longer way, through Devon |
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| Blackout-spec |
| im driving to ft sask tonight from the west end so ill be leaving about 2 hrs early. + all i have is all season because that what my rental has, and they have 5% traction w/ 1 cm of snow, so this should be fun. |
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| Silence* |
I got stuck trying to get in my freaking driveway at lunch today :mad:
I also got stuck bad at school, thank god my friends have trucks. I have been driving with my tow hook in the bumper and tow rope in the back seat all day, lol. |
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| Beerking |
| wow, I got lucky. work sent me out to Atlanta on Sunday for the week, its 25 degrees here. I feel bad for you guys, post some pics for me this shit sounds horrible.:( |
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| RangerMan |
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Originally posted by Silence*
I got stuck trying to get in my freaking driveway at lunch today :mad:
I also got stuck bad at school, thank god my friends have trucks. I have been driving with my tow hook in the bumper and tow rope in the back seat all day, lol.
lol
guess u can laugh later, i've done that before also
there was a dude stuck in the timmys lineup |
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| Blackout-spec |
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Originally posted by RangerMan
lol
there was a dude stuck in the timmys lineup
:lol:
im sure ill get stuck somewhere, im glad im not driving my car, i would be a snow plow, but id have good winter tires on.
i was using my car as a shovel when i got home yesterday because there was so much snow in the driveway. i just drove out of the garage and pushed it all out onto the street before i shoveled the rest. so no matter how much it snows, ill always only have under a ft to shovel. |
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| FAMILY GUY |
I just had to push my boss out in his 3 Series with X ICE'S & traction control.
Me, AWD & winter tires, nothing but fun!!! |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
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Originally posted by FAMILY GUY
I just had to push my boss out in his 3 Series with X ICE'S & traction control.
Me, AWD & winter tires, nothing but fun!!!
I'm guessing he's one of those guys who pins the throttle when he gets stuck?
My dad got my mom's car stuck in the back alley once, sure it was sure ice, but he was just spinninghte tires.. I hopped in, only gave it a little throttle and away I went. |
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| JustinL |
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Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
I'm guessing he's one of those guys who pins the throttle when he gets stuck?
Depending on the 3 series, the throttle is drive by wire. Computer takes car of preventing the driver from going WOT when the traction control is activated. |
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| euro777 |
i had to reverse the entire length of my back alley since it is a minor slope uphill and i couldnt get any grip forward...it was like i had a front wheel drive car with rear steering. but once on the main roads it was no sweat- just have to have/use common sense.
it is so funny how we all go nuts in these conditions now, when our parents and g-rents were trucking around in 10 ft of snow uphill both ways with bias-ply tires and no such thing as trac control/abs/blizzaks/front wheel drive etc- they made it....so can we
just be careful!! |
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| GOT BOOST |
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Originally posted by euro777
bring a video camera, you are the best for catching road carnage!!!
good luck!
Alright..
I got pics FTW! :D
The yellow head was good, same with 14 (I believe that is the one that puts you on the West side of SP.
Everything was fine untill I hit Moron Park.
Here is what I saw....
A new Dodge pickup 4X4 Rolled and in the ditch, 10 seconds later I see another truck, slid way and the hell off the bend, 1 minute later I am behind the "Griswalds" beater pickup carying an oversized load of spruce tree branches, swerving/stradeling baseline and almost side swipes this truck in front and in the lane to my right of me.
Yup! I got picks of all. Will post them later tonight. :D |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
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Originally posted by JustinL
Depending on the 3 series, the throttle is drive by wire. Computer takes car of preventing the driver from going WOT when the traction control is activated.
That explains alot.. my Durango is drive by wire and I had some melting snow in my rad so I tried revving it(in park) so the fan would suck it out and the computer was cutting fuel at about 4200rpm |
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| SilverE90 |
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Originally posted by JustinL
Depending on the 3 series, the throttle is drive by wire. Computer takes car of preventing the driver from going WOT when the traction control is activated.
And that is sometimes the problem. The traction control in these cars will keep you from getting out sometimes. I got temporarily stuck once in my 3 series and tried rocking the car but it was imposible because the traction control backed off the trottle before the car would move. Take off the traction controll and I got out very quickly.
That was probably the guys problem. |
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| FAMILY GUY |
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Originally posted by SilverE90
And that is sometimes the problem. The traction control in these cars will keep you from getting out sometimes. I got temporarily stuck once in my 3 series and tried rocking the car but it was imposible because the traction control backed off the trottle before the car would move. Take off the traction controll and I got out very quickly.
That was probably the guys problem.
It's a 02 you can hammer the pedal and it barely spins |
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